Gil Coggins - Better Late Than Never (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Gil Coggins
- Title: Better Late Than Never
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Smalls Records[srcd-0028]
- Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
- Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
- Total Time: 50:36
- Total Size: 263 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern) - 10:04
02. Smooch (Mingus) - 6:46
03. Repetition (Hefti) - 8:24
04. Vierd Blues (Davis) - 8:59
05. The Scene Is Clean (Dameron) - 5:22
06. Isn't It Romantic (Rodgers-Hart) - 8:34
07. A House Is Not a Home (Bacharach) - 2:27
personnel :
Gil Coggins - piano
Mike Fitzbenjamin - bass
Louis Hayes, Jimmy Wormworth - drums
During his brief career as a jazz pianist, Gil Coggins made his mark as a sideman on recordings with a number of greats, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. But he left music during the late 1950s to sell real estate and never looked back, until being enticed to record his first CD as a leader for Interplay. These sessions, recorded in 2001 and 2002 (issued by Smalls) may very well represent Coggins' final recordings as a leader, as he died in an auto accident in 2004. With Mike Fitzbenjamin on bass and either Louis Hayes or Jimmy Wormworth on drums, Coggins still has chops in spite of the long layoff from music. The loping, choppy treatment of "I'm Old Fashioned" also showcases Fitzbenjamin, while Charles Mingus' ballad "Smooch" combines tenderness with a bittersweet air in his hands. He transforms Neal Hefti's "Repetition" into an understated Latin vehicle, while Coggins' jaunty approach to Tadd Dameron's "The Scene Is Clean" is lighthearted. The final track, Burt Bacharach's "A House Is Not a Home," is a surprising choice, as Coggins opts for a slow, spacious solo arrangement that seems like it may have spontaneously come together in the studio. It is a shame that Gil Coggins did not record more on his own, but these final sessions indicate that he still had a lot to say.~Ken Dryden
01. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern) - 10:04
02. Smooch (Mingus) - 6:46
03. Repetition (Hefti) - 8:24
04. Vierd Blues (Davis) - 8:59
05. The Scene Is Clean (Dameron) - 5:22
06. Isn't It Romantic (Rodgers-Hart) - 8:34
07. A House Is Not a Home (Bacharach) - 2:27
personnel :
Gil Coggins - piano
Mike Fitzbenjamin - bass
Louis Hayes, Jimmy Wormworth - drums
During his brief career as a jazz pianist, Gil Coggins made his mark as a sideman on recordings with a number of greats, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. But he left music during the late 1950s to sell real estate and never looked back, until being enticed to record his first CD as a leader for Interplay. These sessions, recorded in 2001 and 2002 (issued by Smalls) may very well represent Coggins' final recordings as a leader, as he died in an auto accident in 2004. With Mike Fitzbenjamin on bass and either Louis Hayes or Jimmy Wormworth on drums, Coggins still has chops in spite of the long layoff from music. The loping, choppy treatment of "I'm Old Fashioned" also showcases Fitzbenjamin, while Charles Mingus' ballad "Smooch" combines tenderness with a bittersweet air in his hands. He transforms Neal Hefti's "Repetition" into an understated Latin vehicle, while Coggins' jaunty approach to Tadd Dameron's "The Scene Is Clean" is lighthearted. The final track, Burt Bacharach's "A House Is Not a Home," is a surprising choice, as Coggins opts for a slow, spacious solo arrangement that seems like it may have spontaneously come together in the studio. It is a shame that Gil Coggins did not record more on his own, but these final sessions indicate that he still had a lot to say.~Ken Dryden
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